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December 23, 2008

100 Things Meme.

Relaxing a bit as I’m now on my Holidays. Catching up with some reading before I get busy with family things and working on some hobby projects.

In the mean time, I’m doing this 100 things meme. You highlight the things you have done. Got this from Empty Thoughts, who got it from Leah Culver.

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars (This is actually a really fun and relaxing thing to do. Highly recommended)

3. Played in a band (I do have a guitar though, yay?)

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity (But I have given)

7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain (Nothing large though)

9. Held a praying mantis (What kid hasn’t?)

10. Sang a solo (uh kind of)

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning (some kind of fish)

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (didn’t have time for it when I went to NYC )

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (duh!)

24. Built a snow fort (Even an igloo once)

25. Held a lamb (I .. think)

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon (I really want to this year as I’m more in shape)

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run (couldn’t play paid sports as a child, but with friends .. sure)

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (soon!)

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language (Not born English, but I am learning French at the moment )

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater (We were going to one day but we COULDN’T find it!)

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business (Not really, just hobby projects)

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching (oh god want to so badly)

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a mobile phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Read an entire book in one day (Nothing lengthy obviously)

Looking at my list, makes me realize how much I have not travelled, mostly to my home continent (Europe). I will, but not yet .. still young

July 4, 2008

All moved in!

So I’ve been kind of quiet as I was moving. For a young couple we have a lot of stuff but we are now basically moved into our new place. Minus a few boxes of books that I do not have a shelf for at the moment. Here’s some pics because I took them and wouldn’t want to just not share them (har)

We’re going to get some more things filled up, like the walls .. too bare for now, and I got a few more things to hang up and all but there is no rush. Also a TV right beside my desk. That is coming in a few weeks once I am ready to buy it (Instead of putting it on credit I’m waiting for my auto savings account to hit the price of the TV, which then I’ll go get it)

Bonus: Blinky did NOT approve of the move. He was a bit grumpy early on but after a few days he’s been settling in and being his playful young self.

And that’s that!

I really want to start up my online video podcast of my cooking show and I should be able to start it soon. It will be focusing on alternative cooking for people who have to be on different diets (Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Diabetes, etc ..) I am not a master chef but I think it’ll be a fun learning experience for myself and hopefully enjoyable to people who are watching it!

June 1, 2008

Everyday is Caturday

(Do you have a pet or more? Write about it and post a link in the comments! I love hearing about other peoples pets.)

It’s Sunday, but today I am going to write a bit about my two cats because everyone loves cats, and they are oh-so adorable.

I have two cats. They are named Dapper and Blinky. They love to sleep.

The sofa is their favourite place to sleep, not counting my bed which I no longer am allowed to put them on because Miranda sneezes lots and lots and that’s just no good! Dapper and Blinky will spend most of their day sleeping and decide it’s best to be wide awake during 5-7 when I am trying to make dinner and 12am-7am when I am trying to sleep and get ready for the day.

Dapper and Blinky are best buds. They are brothers afterall! Born on the same day they’ve known each other for quite some time (About 8 months as of this writing!)

Owning cats is not for everyone, because just like most animals, every cat has its own personality and sometimes that may just be a bit too much!

Dapper. He is the special one of the family. When we first picked him up in his younger months (Well, weeks!) he was much slower, and cross eyed but very adorable and fluffy for his young age.

Dapper has grown over the past few months to be faster, more playful and less cross-eyed. He used to have a hard time jumping down things and would usually kind of splat on the floor but that is no more! He even beats Blinky sometimes to the laser pointer.

Dapper loves going into the bathroom sink every morning after my shower when it has warmed up and generated some moisture from the shower. He enjoys relaxing by the balcony side and watching the out doors for hours on end and loves letting me know when he wants his belly rubbed by rolling over and awaiting my action.

We have been told by our vet that Dapper will grow to be even more fluffy and large and I cannot wait to see him grow up into a cuter furball.

Blinky. What can I say about my favourite cat? Blinky is agile, a spaz, and a suck all in one. He is part-Siamese and shows it pretty well.

When we received Blinky, he was tiny and very skinny. We thought possibly he would be the runt of the litter. In a few weeks time he grew very fast and we learned that was definitely not the case! With growth, Blinky showed off his agility and speed; The laser pointer and any toys have nothing on Blinky as he chases them at lightning speeds and jumps really, really high to try and catch them.

Blinky has recently taken up climbing and can jump up and slowly crawl up brick walls, screen meshes, and … I definitely need to buy him a huge ten foot scratching pole.

Apart from being one of the most agile cats I’ve ever witnessed, Blinky is simply a suck. At night, he will meow at my bedroom wanting me to play with him some more and in the mornings he’s ready and waiting sharp at 7:05am for me to get out. If I don’t get out by then, I hear the meows come as I tussle around in my bed. Blinky enjoys rubbing his face over everything and loves going inside pretty much anything (Hampers, Pants, Bags) in an attempt to rub his face and entire body in them.

I love my cats, and I couldn’t ask for two more interesting and unique guys to be part of my humble household. Their personalities grow with you and it’s amazing to see how cats, and any pet will grow up and change and end up having very specific habits that we normally could not imagine such simpler creatures to have.

June 25, 2007

I’m moved out!

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May 5, 2007

contact info

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